“A white Mercedes truck drove straight into a street full of pedestrians”

Noga Tarnopolsky

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, said the driver – a Palestinian – was likely an ISIS supporter.

Various sources are also reporting that the suspect's father and brother were arrested in the aftermath of the attack.

Israeli newspaper Haaretz said there were people stuck underneath the truck, and that three women and a man were dead.

The Times of Israel said one seriously-injured female victim was sent unconscious, in an unstable condition, to Shaare Zedek hospital.

Four dead in Jerusalem truck attack

Four people are known to be dead and ambulance service at the scene said 15 people were injured and at least two have been seriously wounded after a truck rammed into soldiers on a crowded boulevard in Jerusalem.

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The truck pictured with bullet holes after the driver reportedly slammed into a boulevard full of pedestrians

Local journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, posting on Twitter, described the incident as a "truck ramming attack" and a "significant terror attack".

She said: "This is a significant terror event meters from where I am. A white Mercedes truck drove straight into a promenade full of pedestrians.

"There are some 50 emergency vehicles here. The truck is a flatbed carrying a crane. Huge vehicle. Driver shot and neutralised."

Ms Tarnopolsky also claimed that the truck targeted a group of soldiers, ramming them, backing up and ramming again.

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Of the others sent to Shaare Zedek, four were lightly injured and one was in a moderate condition, MDA said.

Seven more victims were sent to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem – three in a moderate condition and four were lightly wounded.

The Times of Israel said the police are treating the incident as a potential terror attack, though the cops claim an investigation is ongoing.

Initially a second terror attack was feared in the southern neighbourhood of Har Homa, but the claim was ruled out by the authorities.